Significance & Spiritual Meaning
Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues
Significance & Spiritual Meaning
Gopashtami is the day of cow worship, kept on Kartika Shukla Ashtami.
Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues
It is the day Krishna became a cowherd (gopa) and began to take the cows to the pasture. The cow and the calf are washed, decorated and fed.
Key Rituals & Observance
Step-by-step sacred rituals and worship practices
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Washing and decorating the cows and calves.
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Feeding of the cow with grass and jaggery, and a walk around it.
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Worship of Krishna as the cowherd.
Sacred Deity & Powerful Mantras
Lord Krishna • Vedic and Puranic chants for peace and blessings
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Lord Krishna · Mantra
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय ॥
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Meaning
Salutations to Lord Krishna.
108 JapaSacred Mantra